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劈 pī

to split; to chop

Strokes
15
Level
HSK 6
Radical
刀
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 辟刀 ⿱辟刀

Memory hint: knife

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  1. 他用斧头把木头劈成两半。
    Tā yòng fǔtou bǎ mùtou pī chéng liǎng bàn.
    He used an axe to split the wood into two halves.
    he use axe (particle) wood split into two half
  2. 你能不能帮我劈点柴？
    Nǐ néng bu néng bāng wǒ pī diǎn chái?
    Can you help me chop some firewood?
    you can not-can help me split a-bit firewood
  3. 我们一起劈柴生火吧。
    Wǒmen yìqǐ pīchái shēnghuǒ ba.
    Let's chop firewood together and start a fire.
    we together split-firewood light-fire (suggestion)
  4. 他没有劈开那块木头。
    Tā méiyǒu pīkāi nà kuài mùtou.
    He didn't manage to split that piece of wood.
    he not-have split-open that (measure) wood
  5. 冬天来临前，他在院子里劈了很多柴。
    Dōngtiān láilín qián, tā zài yuànzi li pīle hěn duō chái.
    Before winter arrived, he chopped a lot of firewood in the yard.
    winter arrive before, he at yard in split(ed) very much firewood

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